10.06.04EU Requires EORI for Customs Clearance from July 1

As part of the 'Safety and Security Amendment' to the EU Community Customs Code a single registration number for economic operators that engage in (EU) customs activities will become mandatory as from July 1, 2009. The number is called 'Economic Operators Registration and Identification number' (EORI).

For economic operators EORI should reduce the administrative burden and simplify procedures, and for customs officers it should facilitate the identification of security risks and streamline procedures.

Any economic operator established in the EU needs to have an EORI number. An economic operator established outside the EU will have to be assigned an EORI number if he lodges a customs declaration, an Entry or an Exit Summary Declaration or a Summary Declaration to EU customs.